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8A | MARCH 18, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL FILE PHOTO Past Bohemia Mining Days queens were part of the festival’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2019 during the Grand Miners Parade held on Saturday down Main Street in Cottage Grove. Last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions but organizers are planning a return for two days this July. BMD from A1 “We remain hopeful we can provide a much-need- ed celebration for our community this summer,” said Williams. “We have multiple meetings each week among our plan- ning committees and with community leaders to be ready if Governor Brown lifts her state of emergency so we can have an unre- stricted event for everyone to enjoy.” Williams says the plan- ning details-to-date will be announced at a press conference next Wednes- day, March 24, at 10 a.m. at the historic Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Rd. In case of rain, the event will take place in the City Hall Council Chamber, 700 E. Main St. Participants in the press conference will be in cos- tume. Cottage Grove Mu- nicipal Judge Martin Fish- er will swear in Councilor Kenneth Michael Roberts as the newest Bohemia City Marshal. Marshal Roberts will then swear in his Chief Deputy Scott Borgioli. In 2012, BMD resur- rected (in a fun way) an actual 19th Century feud that split the community into two towns. At next week’s press conference, the BMD Board will re- veal plans to expand the Slabtown v. Lemati Feud into a friendly competi- tion year-round. Notable women who helped shape history Women continue to blaze trails in the 21st century, infl uencing world events, politics and businesses near and far. In the United States, more women were elected to Congress in 2018 than in any other point in history. In 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the fi rst woman to hold a seat in the House of Representatives, and today there are 110 women serving in Congress. And such progress is not exclusive to the United States. Th e World Economic Forum says 56 of the 146 nations studied have had a female head of government in the past 50 years. Females have also grown in their high-prior- ity roles in the business sector. In 2017, For- tune magazine reported there were 32 female CEOs leading companies such as General Motors, PepsiCo and Lockheed Martin. Th roughout history, many women have made notable impacts in their communities and on society. Th e following are just a handful of women whose accomplishments are worthy of celebration. • Millicent Farrett Fawcett: Th is powerful leader campaigned for women’s suff rage in 1866 at the tender age of 22, leading the National Union of Women’s Suff rage Soci- eties. Her goal was realized 61 years later. • Marie Sklodowska Curie: Th is Polish-born scientist founded a new science of radioac- tivity, which would have a sizable impact on the treatment of cancer. 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